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    Vikings
Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (MIN)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (MIN)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Kris Jenkins Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
Kris Jenkins
DL-EDGE Michigan
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (MIN)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Jacob Cowing Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (MIN)
Jacob Cowing
WR Arizona
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (MIN)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Cody Schrader Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (MIN)
Cody Schrader
RB Missouri
Trevor Keegan Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 6 (MIN)
Trevor Keegan
OG Michigan
Draft Picks Received
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (MIA)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (ATL)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Cody Schrader Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (CAR)
Cody Schrader
RB Missouri
Trevor Keegan Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 6 (CAR)
Trevor Keegan
OG Michigan
Draft Picks Traded
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIA)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Jarrian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (ATL)
Jarrian Jones
CB Florida State
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (ATL)
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint...
WR Georgia
Jaylen Wright Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (NE)
Jaylen Wright
RB Tennessee
Eric Watts Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (CAR)
Eric Watts
DL-EDGE Connecticut
Stefon Thompson Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (CAR)
Stefon Thompson
OLB-EDGE Syracuse
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Players Gained
Head Shot
Christian Wilkins
DT
Players traded away
Head Shot
Justin Jefferson
WR
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall D-
ValueB- NeedA- TradesF FutureC+
Maye is the plan now, and the Vikings grade out a D-.

The Vikings did not so much draft Trevor Keegan as overpay for him, 32 picks clear of his grade. It sets an uneasy tone for the weekend.

Drake Maye gives the offense a face and a plan, and the grade leans heavily on whether he hits. They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back. That safety hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

In short, the board sent warnings, and they will be hoping it was wrong.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In pick No. 3 they get the face of the franchise at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick21 Rnd1 Brian Thomas Jr.
In No. 21 they get a difference-maker at receiver. A real need, handled.
Pick42 Rnd2 Kris Jenkins
Kris Jenkins at Round 2, Pick 10 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick43 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
T'Vondre Sweat in the 43rd overall pick is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick109 Rnd4 Jacob Cowing
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Jacob Cowing at the Round 4 slot is the proof. The roster fit checks out.
Pick145 Rnd5 Cam Hart
Fair-plus on Cam Hart, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick180 Rnd6 Cody Schrader
The board had Cody Schrader higher than No. 180, and the running back fell to them anyway. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick219 Rnd6 Trevor Keegan
Trevor Keegan at pick 219 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.